The Last Orangutans Of Sumatra (Les derniers orangs-outangs de Sumatra), Nature, Germany, 2011
oneoffdocumentary, animals, nature
Les derniers orangs-outangs de Sumatra
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Description
Today there are only 6000 Orang-Utans living in Sumatra. According to pessimistic evaluations the chances of this threatened species to survive seem rather limited. The main reason for their extinction is that their natural habitat is being destroyed for the more profitable cultivation of palm oil plantations. By today already 70 % of the Sumatran Island is already covered by palm oil trees. In addition most of the local population sees them more as an object of entertainment rather than a national heritage which is worth being protected. Since that common attitude in society is even changing it could still come too late for those anthropoid apes. Ian Singleton who moved here from England is dedicating his life to the care of these apes. Since 20 years, he is working to facilitate a refuge for the last ones of their kind so they could live again untroubled in Nature and maybe even decrease their population
TV Schedule
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Monday, 08:00 | The Last Orangutans Of Sumatra (Les derniers orangs-outangs de Sumatra), Nature, Germany, 2011 |